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*Sep Chapter 3, footnote 1. I am not sure of this. It is one of the disadvantages of waging war in such a backward, out-of-the-wayplace as Portugal, said Colonel Murray. It was quite overpowering a dry, musty scent mixed withsomething rank and animal; and the curious thing was that he recognized it.

But then he did that before, did he not? Lascelles laughed. Starecross Hall was the principal building in a village which otherwisecomprised a handful of stone cottages and farmhouses. He explained that the path was overgrown and full of thorns. A maidservant answered his knockand immediately conducted him to a drawing-room.